Siem Reap (Angkor) and Phnom Penh

 

 

Impressions from Vetika Oumtouk Temple, at the bank of the Tonle Sap river, Phnom Penh
lotus flowers and incense sticks (left) and women preparing for a religious ceremony (right)

 

 

 

Training in Classical dance at the
Université Royal des Beaux-Arts (School of Fine Arts), Phnom Penh

 

 

Khmer Rouge Torture chamber at
Tuol Sleng Museum (Museum of Genocide);
previously this had been a classroom of
Tuol Svay Prey High School.

 

 

The Killing Fields of Choeung Ek

 

 

Phnom Penh outskirts, from aircraft

 

 

Angkor Wat panorama, Siem Reap

 

 

rush hour in Phnom Penh

 

The young girl sells their postcards and joss sticks
with an irresistible mixture of chutzpa and charm,
in Wat Phnom Temple, Phnom Penh

 

 

Angkor Wat with monks, Siem Reap

 

 

An artistically worked bas-relief representing
Apsaras (celestial nymphs) adorns a gallery in Angkor Wat.
Hardly to believe that this design is at least 800 years old!

 

 

water canal in Angkor, Siem Reap

 

 

Bayon detail with smiling stone faces

 

 

Bayon

Bayon Temple is considered to be an architectural masterpiece.

 

Bayon: smiling face

The face of the Bodhisattva Lokesvara looks
with a benevolent smile.

 

 

Bayon: smiling face

The face of the Bodhisattva Lokesvara looks
with a benevolent smile.

 

 

Impressions from Ta Prohm Temple

 

 

 

Strangler fig tree at Ta Prohm Temple

 

 

Preah Khan Temple

 

 

Thommanon Temple

 

 

street to Banteay Srei Temple

 

 

Banteay Srei Temple, Siem Reap

 

 

fishing in a water channel in Siem Reap